Double Cluster
E100905
The Double Cluster is a striking pair of young, massive open star clusters in the constellation Perseus, often observed together as a rich, densely packed stellar grouping in the Milky Way.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Double Cluster canonical | 8 |
| Double Cluster in Perseus | 4 |
| Double Cluster in Perseus (component) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T868804 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Double Cluster Context triple: [Orion Arm, contains, Double Cluster]
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A.
Stephan's Quintet
Stephan's Quintet is a visually striking compact group of five galaxies in the constellation Pegasus, famous for their complex gravitational interactions and dramatic appearance in astronomical imagery.
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B.
Pleiades
The Pleiades are a famous open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, often known as the Seven Sisters in Greek mythology.
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C.
Magellanic Clouds
The Magellanic Clouds are two irregular dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, prominently visible from the Southern Hemisphere as hazy patches in the night sky.
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D.
Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula is a vast, active star-forming region in the Milky Way known for its towering gas and dust pillars and dramatic young stellar clusters.
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E.
globular star cluster M13
Globular star cluster M13, also known as the Great Hercules Cluster, is a dense, bright spherical collection of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars located in the constellation Hercules and is one of the most prominent globular clusters visible from Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Double Cluster Target entity description: The Double Cluster is a striking pair of young, massive open star clusters in the constellation Perseus, often observed together as a rich, densely packed stellar grouping in the Milky Way.
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A.
Stephan's Quintet
Stephan's Quintet is a visually striking compact group of five galaxies in the constellation Pegasus, famous for their complex gravitational interactions and dramatic appearance in astronomical imagery.
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B.
Pleiades
The Pleiades are a famous open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, often known as the Seven Sisters in Greek mythology.
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C.
Magellanic Clouds
The Magellanic Clouds are two irregular dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, prominently visible from the Southern Hemisphere as hazy patches in the night sky.
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D.
Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula is a vast, active star-forming region in the Milky Way known for its towering gas and dust pillars and dramatic young stellar clusters.
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E.
globular star cluster M13
Globular star cluster M13, also known as the Great Hercules Cluster, is a dense, bright spherical collection of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars located in the constellation Hercules and is one of the most prominent globular clusters visible from Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Milky Way star cluster
ⓘ
deep-sky object ⓘ open star cluster pair ⓘ |
| age |
~12.8 million years
ⓘ
~14 million years ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~60 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 3.7 ⓘ |
| appearsAs | nebulous patch to naked eye ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn |
autumn
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
Caldwell 14
ⓘ
Melotte 13 and Melotte 14 ⓘ h Persei and χ Persei ⓘ
linked to:
Perseus constellation
|
| containsStarType |
B-type stars
ⓘ
O-type stars ⓘ red supergiants ⓘ |
| declination | +57° 08′ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~2,300 parsecs
ⓘ
~7,500 light-years ⓘ |
| hasApproximateStarCount | several hundred stars per cluster ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
Double Cluster in Perseus
ⓘ
linked to:
Double Cluster
|
| hasComponent |
NGC 869
ⓘ
NGC 884 ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryStatus | known since antiquity ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLatitude | +4.3 degrees (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLongitude | 134.6 degrees (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasIntegratedSpectralType | B-type dominated ⓘ |
| hasSpectralDominance | blue-white ⓘ |
| isMassiveCluster | true ⓘ |
| isNear |
constellation Cassiopeia
ⓘ
linked to:
Cassiopeia
|
| isPartOf |
Perseus constellation region
ⓘ
linked to:
Perseus constellation
|
| isPopularTargetFor |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
astrophotographers ⓘ |
| isRichCluster | true ⓘ |
| isUsedForStudyOf |
massive star formation
ⓘ
open cluster dynamics ⓘ stellar evolution ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| isYoungCluster | true ⓘ |
| liesInDirectionOf |
Perseus OB association
ⓘ
linked to:
Perseus OB2 association
|
| locatedIn | Perseus Arm ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Perseus ⓘ |
| locatedInGalaxy | Milky Way ⓘ |
| observedWith |
binoculars
ⓘ
small telescopes ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 02h 19m ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Double Cluster Description of subject: The Double Cluster is a striking pair of young, massive open star clusters in the constellation Perseus, often observed together as a rich, densely packed stellar grouping in the Milky Way.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Double Cluster
linked to: Double Cluster
linked to: Double Cluster
linked to: Double Cluster
subject linked to:
open cluster IC 1805
linked to: Double Cluster
subject linked to:
open cluster IC 1848